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Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point
Configuring the Access Point
The BGN is a string of ten characters maximum. A factory-set bridge group name (NULL VALUE) is
assigned during manufacturing. It is not visible to you, but allows new access point radios to join a
network of new access points. The BGN can be reconfigured from the Controller CLI and GUI. After
configuring the BGN, the access point reboots.
The BGN should be configured very carefully on a live network. You should always start from the
farthest node (last node) from the RAP and move towards the RAP. If you start configuring the BGN in
a different location, then the access points beyond this point (farther away) are dropped, as they have a
different BGN.
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